Faculty
Our expert faculty and staff are dedicated to cultivating the spark of genius in every child. We welcome you to read their stories.
Senior Leadership Team- Lower School Teachers
- Upper School Teachers
Senior Leadership Team
David Hutson
Head of School
Rachel Smyth
Head of Upper School
Kate Hornshaw
Head of Lower School
Katherine Filkins
Associate Head of Upper School, MYP Coordinator & Head of Science
Peter Atkins
Associate Head of Upper School & DP Coordinator
Khaled Farag
Head of Arabic & Islamic Studies
Dr. Neha Sharma
Head of Quest (Inclusion)
Larissa Milne
Head of Teaching, Learning & Assessment
Pete Lindsay
Director of Operations
Lower School Teachers
Alana Fisher
Grade 1B Teacher
Anne Hobbeling
Grade 2A Teacher & PYP English Leader
Anthony Washington
PYP & MYP Physical Education Teacher
Bertha Silot
PYP Music Teacher & Head of Performing Arts
Bonita Smith
Homeroom Teacher
Dalia Mahouk
Grade 1A Teacher & PYP Science Leader
Daphne Altea
Early Years Music Teacher
David Highcock
Homeroom Teacher & Dean of Student Affairs (Grades 1 to 5)
Farah Najjar
PYP French Teacher
Gillian Ramsey
Quest Teacher
Harshpriya Kalra
Art Teacher
Hooda Adnan
Homeroom Teacher
Irene Carballo Novas
Spanish Teacher
Jack Beere
PE Teacher
Janete Serra da Silva
Homeroom Teacher
Kholoud Odeh
Arabic Teacher
Kinjal Shah
Homeroom Teacher
Malak Rahal
Early Years Homeroom Teacher
Mary Dowling
Homeroom Teacher
Megan Hughes
Head of Early Years
Nadia Dippenaar
Homeroom Teacher
Nathalie Pageau
Homeroom Teacher
Nausheen Gilani
Homeroom Teacher
Noha Shehab
Homeroom Teacher
Olga Boroughs
Homeroom Teacher
Rihua "Sunny" Jin
PYP and MYP Mandarin Teacher
Roel Roberts
Homeroom Teacher & Extracurricular Activities (ECA) Coordinator
Safeera Aslam
Librarian
Samantha Youssef
Homeroom Teacher
Samar Khalil
PYP Arabic A Teacher
Shafaq Mirza
Early Years Teacher
Stephen Hurren
Homeroom Teacher
Áine Barry
Homeroom Teacher
Upper School Teachers
Abdullah Yehia
Islamic Studies Teacher
Ahmed Ghanem
Islamic Studies Teacher
Alejandra Puentes
MYP & DP Spanish Teacher
Ana Cecilia Rimbu
MYP Physical Education Teacher
Andrew Georgiou
MYP & DP Design Teacher and Head of Art & Design
Ayesha Parki
Science Teacher
Benjamin Boldogo
Performing Arts Technician
Caroline Wangire
MYP Individuals & Societies Teacher
Christian Baker
MYP & DP Mathematics Teacher
Colm O’Neill
MYP & DP Design Teacher & Head of House
David Turner
Careers and College Counsellor
Deborah Chatillon
Language Teacher (French)
Dr. Hareem Navaid
MYP & DP Mathematics, DP Business Management & Head of Mathematics
Ewelina Kowalska
MYP & DP German Teacher
Faten Gheryany
Arabic Teacher
Gillian Ramsey
Quest Teacher
Harpinder Kaur
MYP Individuals & Societies, DP History & TOK Teacher, and Head of Individuals and Societies
Hebatalla Mohamed
PYP Arabic Teacher
Jacoba Goodwin
MYP & DP Physics Teacher
Jacques Kilian
MYP English Teacher & Dean of Student Affairs (Grades 6 to 8)
Jennifer Baker
MYP & DP Science and Biology Teacher
Jillian Fox
MYP & DP Music Teacher
Jumana Hijazi
Arabic Teacher
Lara Jubran
Quest Teacher
Lia Turtulici
MYP & DP Spanish Teacher
Libi Kuriakose
MYP Science & DP Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) Teacher
Marie Joyce Hernandez
Art Technician
Marwa Gaballah
Arabic Teacher
Melanie Holmes
MYP & DP Theatre Teacher & Lead Dean of Student Affairs
Michelle Francis
MYP English and DP Psychology Teacher
Michael Salonga
Design Technology Teacher & Lower School Digital Learning Leader
Mike Kraher
MYP & DP Mathematics Teacher
Misha Batool Khan
MYP Individuals & Societies and DP Global Politics Teacher & Service as Action / CAS Coordinator
Paraskevi Kontogeorgou
Quest Teacher
Prabha Krishnakumar Raman
School Counsellor
Rajakrishnan Kalaichelvan
MYP & DP Visual Arts Teacher
Robert Mathews
Head of Physical Education & MYP Physical Education Teacher
Rochel Rellosa
Science Technician
Ryan Mc Mahon
MYP & DP Mathematics Teacher & PYP Mathematics Leader
Safeera Aslam
LIBRARIAN
Saïla Aumeerally
Head of World Languages, MYP & DP French Teacher
Samantha Williams
Dean of DP and PE Teacher
Samar Khalil
PYP Arabic A Teacher
Samrah Hamid
Quest Teacher
Sherine Elaarag
Chemistry Teacher
Sophie Gilbert
MYP & DP English Teacher and Head of English
Syed Rizvi
DP Mathematics & DP Physics and TOK Teacher
Tammarin Young
English Teacher
Victoria Gucel
EAL Teacher
Xia Zhou
MYP Mandarin Teacher